blowhard

noun

blow·​hard ˈblō-ˌhärd How to pronounce blowhard (audio)
plural blowhards
: an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart, windbag
… was trapped in a hellish marriage to … a struttingly insensitive macho blowhard.Owen Gleiberman
But he was seen by many in Congress as a blowhard, given to long-winded talks bristling with allusions to the Bible, ancient history, and the Constitution.Thomas E. Ricks

Examples of blowhard in a Sentence

a politician who is the stereotypical backslapping blowhard a blowhard who always had to act like she was better than anyone else
Recent Examples on the Web Benji’s older brother, Tom (Jack Reynor), is an blowhard bro barely kept in line by his conniving wife, Abby (Dakota Fanning). Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024 A couple of points about all this: First, the lawsuit piggybacks on a report issued last month by the Republican staff of the House Judiciary Committee, which is chaired by that outstanding blowhard, Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024 Or watch as Mary repeatedly attempts to restrain herself from interrupting her blowhard husband in an extended back-and-forth of flawless comic timing. Greg Evans, Deadline, 11 July 2024 Under the Tories’ watch, the prime minister’s residence at 10 Downing Street in London was occupied by a dyspeptic culture warrior (Theresa May), who was succeeded by a fustian blowhard (Boris Johnson), who begot an economic ignoramus (Liz Truss). Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 5 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for blowhard 

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Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blowhard was in 1848

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“Blowhard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blowhard. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

blowhard

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